Mössbauer, Nuclear Forward Scattering, and Raman Spectroscopic Approaches in the Investigation of Bioinduced Transformations of Mixed-Valence Antimony Oxide

J Phys Chem A. 2021 Jan 14;125(1):139-145. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c08865. Epub 2021 Jan 4.

Abstract

Mössbauer spectroscopy, nuclear forward scattering, and Raman spectroscopy were applied to study redox transformations of the synthesized mixed-valence (III/V) antimony oxide. The transformations were induced by a culture of a hyperthermophilic archaeon of the genus Pyrobaculum. The applied methods allowed us to reveal the minor decrease of ca. 11.0 ± 1.2% of the antimony(V) content of the mixed-valence oxide with the concomitant increase of antimony(III). The method sensitivities for the quantitative assessment of the Sb(III/V) ratio have been considered.

MeSH terms

  • Antimony / analysis*
  • Antimony / metabolism
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxides / analysis*
  • Oxides / metabolism
  • Pyrobaculum / chemistry*
  • Pyrobaculum / metabolism
  • Spectroscopy, Mossbauer
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman

Substances

  • Oxides
  • antimony oxide
  • Antimony